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Engines

Engines

America's first Oxidizer Rich Staged Combustion engine, the Ursa Major Hadley is a 5,000 lbf sea level thrust, liquid oxygen and kerosene engine. Designed for full-envelope service and simple integration, the Hadley is a reliable engine solution for a wide range of vehicles in the orbital and suborbital launch regimes. Integrated fluid controls and electronic subsystems accompany this turnkey propulsion package for rapid customer utilization.

An evolution of the Hadley architecture, the Ursa Major Ripley engine is a 35,000 lbf class, liquid oxygen and hydrocarbon engine. Leveraging the manufacturing and design methodologies of the Hadley, Ripley is a competitive boost propulsion solution for a variety of "Venture class" vehicles, namely those sized to deploy approximately 150kg payloads to low earth orbit.

Team

Team

ADVISORS

Joseph Laurienti is currently Spacecraft Mechanical Systems Product Area Lead at Ball Aerospace & Technology Corp., a leader in design, development and manufacture of innovative aerospace systems. Mr. Laurienti has over 27 years of engineering and management experience in the aerospace and defense industry, specifically in the realm of satellites. He has overseen multiple satellite projects from proposal through launch for both commercial and government customers. Mr. Laurienti’s experience brings to Ursa Major a wealth of customer insight from the perspective of the downstream satellite industry, as well as a valuable local contact source for Colorado-based Aerospace resources.

Kirk O’Brien is the current chairman and COO of RevZero, Inc., a medical device manufacturing company with extensive capabilities in precision manufacturing and inspection. Mr. O’Brien has extensive experience in early-phase company operation and growth, having founded Point Technologies, Inc. and served as president until the company was acquired, and having served as CEO of Morton Bowen, Inc. until its acquisition. Mr. O’Brien also founded and serves as Managing Director of BlackStraw Investors, and brings to Ursa Major his insight as an entrepreneur, executive, and investor.

Dr. Ronald Sugar is former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and leader in the aerospace and defense industry. He is currently a director of Chevron Corporation, Amgen Inc. and Apple, Inc., and serves as a senior advisor to two private equity firms and several growing technology businesses. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Trustee of the University of Southern California, and member of the UCLA Anderson School of Management Board of Visitors. Dr. Sugar brings extensive board, executive, and aerospace industry expertise to provide Ursa Major with critical guidance through all phases of operation and growth.

Michael Silton is currently the Managing Director of Act One Ventures and Chair Emeritus of the UCLA Venture Capital Fund. Prior to his role as an investor, Michael was the CEO and Founder of Rainmaker Systems, which saw an IPO and peak market cap of over $1B and over 1,000 employees. He also co-founded UniDirect Corp., which was acquired by Savoir Technology Group. At Act One Ventures, Michael manages a diverse portfolio of investments with a focus on the great talent and technology coming from the Los Angeles university ecosystem.